Post-Pep Premier League era begins with blast of hyper-managed shock and awe | Barney Ronay
Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began There has been something oddly narcotic and moreish about the drip‑drip of fresh Pep Guardiola content either side of the start of the new Premier League season. Eras come and go. Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But four‑part Amazon Prime documentaries make angels of us all. So we have continued
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Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began There has been something oddly narcotic and moreish about the drip‑drip of fresh Pep Guardiola content either side of the start of the new Premier League season. Eras come and go. Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But four‑part Amazon Prime documentaries make angels of us all. So we have continued
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Post-Pep Premier League era begins with blast of hyper-managed shock and awe | Barney Ronay
Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began There has been something oddly narcotic and moreish about the drip‑drip of fresh Pep Guardiola content either side of the start of the new Premier League season. Eras come and go. Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But four‑part Amazon Prime documentaries make angels of us all. So we have continued
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Post-Pep Premier League era begins with weekend of hyper-managed shock and awe | Barney Ronay
Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began There has been something oddly narcotic and moreish about the drip-drip of fresh Pep Guardiola content either side of the start of the new Premier League season. Eras come and go. Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But four-part Amazon Prime documentaries make angels of us all. So we have continued
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